Title: Voho bot manager Author: voho8 Published: April 29, 2026 Last modified: April 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/voho-bot-manager.svg) # Voho bot manager By [voho8](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voho8/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/voho-bot-manager.zip) * [Details](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#description) * [Reviews](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#reviews) * [Installation](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#installation) * [Development](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/voho-bot-manager/) ## Description **Voho bot manager** hardens WordPress against the new wave of **AI-driven crawlers**— including stacks associated with **OpenClaw**—that attempt to scrape, snapshot, and probe your content through non-interactive, headless browsing pipelines. When a high-risk automation session is identified, the plugin **terminates the request with HTTP 403**, returns a concise English denial page, and **persists structured telemetry** (UTC timestamp, client IP, requested URL, and an intercepted flag reserved for richer policy engines) inside `{prefix}voho_bot_manager_intercepted_log`. **Operational visibility** * Dedicated **Voho Bot Manager** admin hub with paginated history. * Timestamps rendered in your configured WordPress timezone so responders can correlate events quickly. * **View log** shortcut on the Plugins screen for one-click access. **Roadmap-aware positioning:** automated threat actors evolve weekly; Voho bot manager ships iterative detection upgrades so your perimeter keeps pace with emerging AI browsing agents without waiting for a full rewrite. OpenClaw and similar names refer to widely discussed AI browsing ecosystems; Voho bot manager is an independent security tool and is not affiliated with any third- party vendor. ## Installation 1. Upload the `voho-bot-manager` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate **Voho bot manager** through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress. 3. Open **Voho Bot Manager** in the admin sidebar (or use **View log** on the plugin row) to review intercepted requests. On activation the plugin creates the `{prefix}voho_bot_manager_intercepted_log` table automatically. ## FAQ ### How does this help against OpenClaw-style AI crawlers? The plugin blocks the non-human automation paths these agents rely on, answers with HTTP 403, and logs each attempt so you can audit abuse, tune upstream controls, and brief stakeholders with concrete evidence. ### Will it catch every crawler on the internet? No defensive layer can promise universal coverage. Voho bot manager focuses on the high-risk automation families behind modern AI scrapers and continuously expands detection as new behaviours appear. ### Does the plugin work with caching or CDN layers? If a cache or proxy serves a response without executing WordPress/PHP for matching requests, interception must happen at that layer instead. Otherwise behaviour is unchanged. ### What data is stored? Each intercepted request stores UTC time, client IP (or the first value from `X- Forwarded-For` when present), full requested URL, and a boolean intercepted flag. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Voho bot manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ voho8 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voho8/) [Translate “Voho bot manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/voho-bot-manager) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/voho-bot-manager/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/voho-bot-manager/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/voho-bot-manager/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/voho-bot-manager/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Server-side blocking uses automation User-Agent patterns (e.g. python-requests, Go-http-client, curl, HeadlessChrome) while allowlisting common search/index crawlers (Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, etc.). Filters: `voho_bot_manager_search_bot_allowlist`,` voho_bot_manager_automation_ua_patterns`, `voho_bot_manager_should_block_request`. #### 1.1.0 * Split codebase into `includes/` for maintainability; forbidden HTML lives in ` templates/forbidden.php`. * Public forbidden screen at `/voho-bot-forbidden/` (flush permalinks after update) with plain-URL fallback. * Front-end script `assets/js/bot-check.js` detects common automation signals in the browser and redirects to the forbidden screen (logged when `voho_js=1`). #### 1.0.5 * Themed HTTP 403 page: loads the active (and parent, if child) theme stylesheet, uses block-theme CSS variables when present, and returns JSON errors for REST/ JSON requests. #### 1.0.4 * Harden input handling (`wp_unslash`, sanitization), use `wpdb::prepare()` identifier placeholders for custom table queries, and document direct DB usage for Plugin Check. #### 1.0.3 * Show log timestamps in the site timezone with an explanatory note. #### 1.0.2 * Top-level admin menu and **View log** plugin action link. #### 1.0.1 * Admin log viewer with pagination. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release: AI crawler mitigation, HTTP 403 enforcement, database log on activation. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/) * Tags * [administration](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/administration/)[firewall](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firewall/) [privacy](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/)[security](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [utilities](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/utilities/) * [Advanced View](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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